In the period of from Jan. to April, the investment in fixed assets in urban area totaled 1104.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year rise of 42.8% which was 5 percentage points lower than the rise of the first three months of this year. And the investment in this April reached 398.9 billion yuan, a year-on-year rise of 34.7% which was 8.8 percentage points less than the rise of this March. Among the investment in cities and towns, the investment from the state-owned and state share-holding enterprises registered 649.1 billion yuan, a year-on-year rise of 37.3% which was 8.8 percentage points lower than the rise of the first three months of this year; that in residential buildings was 214.8 billion yuan, up 30.4% which was 3.3 percentage points lower over the first three months. The investment in the projects under the central government was 179.6 billion yuan, up 4.4% which was slightly lower over the first three months; that under the local governments reached 925.1 billion yuan, up 53.7% which was 6.5 percentage points lower than the rise of the first three months.

    The investment in the primary industry grew faster apparently, and that in the secondary industry showed the reduced growth amount. In the first four months, the investment in the primary industry reached 8.1 billion yuan, a year-on-year rise of 17.9% which was 17.5 percentage points higher over the rise of the first three months; that in the secondary industry was 446.7 billion yuan, up 58.1% which was 8.5 percentage points lower over the first three months of this year. Specifically speaking, the investment in industry reached 433.1 billion yuan, up 57.6% which was down by 8.5 percentage points; that in construction was 13.6 billion yuan, up 75.2% which was 7.6 percentage points less. The investment in the tertiary industry was 649.9 billion yuan, up 34.2% which was down by 3.5 percentage points compared with the rise of the first three months. Specifically speaking, the investment in the wholesale and retail trade reached 16.1 billion yuan, up 59.5% which was up by 10.2 percentage points; that in real estate was 268.6 billion yuan, up 34.6% which was 6.5 percentage points lower in the rise; that in public facility management reached 74 billion yuan, up 62.6% which was 19 percentage points lower.

    Except for few industries such as petroleum processing, the most industrial branches of the whole industry presented the reduced rise. In the first four months, the investment in the textile and textile garments reached 20.7 billion yuan, up 61.5% which was 39.8 percentage points lower over the first three months; that in the chemical materials and chemical products was 32.9 billion yuan, up 73.5% which was 18.3 percentage points less; that in the non-metal mineral products was 22.8 billion yuan, up 94.7% which was down by 21.5 percentage points; that in the mining, smelting and pressing of ferrous metals was 48.2 billion yuan, up 92.8% which was 15 percentage points lower; that in the mining, smelting and pressing of non-ferrous metals was 13.8 billion yuan, up 83.1% which was down by 9.5 percentage points; that in the transport equipment manufacturing was 20.4 billion yuan, up 68.2% which dropped by 12.4 percentage points; that in the electrical machines and apparatuses was 9.7 billion yuan, up 111.1% which was down by 9.8 percentage points; that in the production and supply of electricity, fuel gas and water reached 102.4 billion yuan, up 47.8% which descended by 5.3 percentage points; that in the coking and petroleum processing industries was 11 billion yuan, up 119.5% which ascended by 26.9 percentage points.

    Grouped by the ownership types of investment, the foreign investment increased fastest. In the first four months, among the investment in the cities and towns, the domestic investment reached 940.5 billion yuan, up 41.3%; the Hongkong, Macao and Taiwan reached 68.9 billion yuan, up 53.6%; the foreign investment was 82.7 billion yuan, up 66.6%.

    Analyzed by region, the investment in the west region grew most rapidly. Among the investment in cities and towns during the first four months, the investment in the eastern region was 674.4 billion yuan, up 40%; that in the central region reached 200.8 billion yuan, up 48.3%; that in the west region was 211.8 billion yuan, up 50.5%.

    Number of the new-started projects continued to rise, but the number of the new-started projects in this month has been brought under the control. In the first four months, the number of the projects under construction in the cities and towns reached 81219, up 26.7%; the number of the new-started projects was 32887, up 30.5%; the number of the new-started projects in this April was 11218, a year-on-year rise of 5.9%.

    The investment in the real estate development tended to grow slowly. The investment in the real estate was 268.6 billion yuan, up 34.6%, of which, the investment in this April rose 22.8%.

    The fund sources of investment were still sufficient. In the first four months, the funds in the cities and towns actually reaching the corresponding projects reached 1521.7 billion yuan, up 50.5%, specifically speaking, the loans and fundraising were 374.4 and 736.2 billion yuan respectively, up by 44.3% and 58.2% respectively.

    As a whole, the investment in fixed assets of the first four months still grew too fast, and the number of the new-started projects was too many. However, the macro adjustment by central government has showed the certain effect, the first is that the growth rate of investment is dropping gradually, especially the rise of real estate investment descended significantly; the second is that the growth rate of loans dropped clearly; the third is that the number of new-started projects in this April has been under the control; the fourth is that the tense supply of investment-orienting products has been relieved to some extent.